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The Super Eagles toiled to a 1-0 win over the Lone Star of Liberia in the only match of the day as the 2011 West African Football Union (WAFU) Cup competition got underway in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital on Wednesday.

Ekigho Ehiosun, who also stars for the country’s Olympic team, scored the only goal with a poacher’s touch 24 minutes into the first half to snatch the three points in a tournament that has now been reduced to a six-nation affair.

Mali and Senegal have withdrawn from the competition at the last hour for logistics reasons and Gambia and Togo were still being expected on Friday.

Elsewhere, and despite being wracked by fatigue and jet lag, the national Under-20 men’s team, Flying Eagles, kept its winning by defeating host Korea Republic 1-0 at the beginning of the Suwon U-20 Invitational Tournament on Thursday.

The tournament in Korea Republic’s second city is being attended by four countries that have qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup that is to be staged in Colombia, 29th July to 20th August.

Defender Gbenga Arokoyo scored from a corner kick in the 76th minute of a highly competitive game inside the Suwon World Cup Stadium, and the hosts could not find a way round the brilliant goalkeeper Danjuma Paul.

Also on Thursday, New Zealand lost 0-1 to Uruguay in the other match of the day at the invitational.

The Flying Eagles overcame several hurdles to lift their sixth African title in South Africa, including having to prosecute the tournament with 18 players after two were dropped for technical reasons and Holland-based Ahmed Musa could only play the opening match against Ghana.

After arriving in Lagos on Monday afternoon, the team had to travel to Korea aboard Emirates Airline the following, with even three players less. Striker Stanley Okoro had to head to Spain to join his club, Almeria, same as defender Terna Suswam who was on the plane to Portugal to return to Vitoria Setubal.

Defender Chima Oluocha lost his father on the day of the final match against Cameroon in Johannesburg and was released to go for the burial rites.
Aba.

Due to the unrest in Libya, CAF has reduced the fixture to a one-leg affair and the victor in Aba on Sunday will reach the money-spinning league stage of Africa’s prime club competition.

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Anonymous

posted: 08:33 am

It is dead news

Woaini

posted: 09:03 am

@Colin Udo.. you are simply a lazy journalist.

Onye_Ball

posted: 09:19 am

Mr Colin Udoh, The daily news are for regular daily updates but you have turned your Kickoff into an archive news paper where news as old as one week are still taking the headline. Your major interest is your pet project 'TEAM KO NIGERIA' social networking site, but that shows how myopic you are. If you want regular and multiple hits on this pet project, you need only to be regular on KickOFF main site. The reason is simple, because will believe that you are dedicated, they will make comments and socialize. People don't socialize with a selfish and self-seeking man and that is what your reporting attitude is portraying you as.

This news in particular is almost 5 days so it is a shame to have it here. Stop embarrassing yourself and the your more dedicated readers.

kepler

posted: 11:45 am

I thought Nigeria played and won another match.I was surprised that it was the same news i have been hearing now for 3 days.
Na Waoooo Kickoff!What is happening? Even the other Emenike Story was already confirmed that he was going to sue yesterday, buts its only appearing on kickoff now.Collins do something!

son_of_light

posted: 12:59 pm

Mr. Colin Udoh, your laziness is unbecoming of. Stop this copyright infringement. If you want to use somebody's work try to take permission or give credit the the authors. Look @ what you just did:- you copy and pasted and forgot to delete some other part of as news i'm sure you also copied from somewhere. You ridicule yourself by doing this and its very embarrassing to the readers.

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After arriving in Lagos on Monday afternoon, the team had to travel to Korea aboard Emirates Airline the following, with even three players less. Striker Stanley Okoro had to head to Spain to join his club, Almeria, same as defender Terna Suswam who was on the plane to Portugal to return to Vitoria Setubal.

Defender Chima Oluocha lost his father on the day of the final match against Cameroon in Johannesburg and was released to go for the burial rites.
Aba.

Due to the unrest in Libya, CAF has reduced the fixture to a one-leg affair and the victor in Aba on Sunday will reach the money-spinning league stage of Africa’s prime club competition.

Colin Udoh
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Anonymous

posted: 03:26 pm

@son_of_light, you threw me into fits of laughter. I almost wondered what the last paragraph was doing in Colin's story. It was a poor one.

Anonymous

posted: 03:53 pm

Una know say Mr. Udoh is chopping better after his government appointment. He has no time for kick off right now. better dey for another side.

Mega

posted: 03:55 pm

Isn't it ironic? This editor we are blasting here is the best sports editor in the country(according the awards comittee)
He keeps scooping awards here and there with all them copy and paste.He is also our Super Eagles' media officer hahaha
Keep up the work Colin!!

Peace

Anonymous

posted: 06:42 pm

Nigeria has just mauled Niger to move to the next round of the WAFU cup. I thought siasia said his team may not do well in the sub regional competition. GO eagles and ensure the trophy is retained. Good luck Nigeria

THE JUST SHALL LIVE BY FAITH

no be una fault

posted: 06:43 pm

@Mega, Gone are the dayz wen awards was given based on hard work, dedication and merit nowadays if you got people here and there you will be bombarded with awards, a friend of mine collected award last year for reasons i am yet to understand

In Nigeria unemployment is second to none in africa yet we have one person who is in politics who doubles as a sports journalist and a tv analysis and at the the same time is a media chief of a national team. just one person

no be una fault

posted: 06:57 pm

and i forgot to mention that of recent the same person was retained as Instructor on Communications for the Copy&paste-Unite programme in FIFA
I wonder how he schedule is programe to meet the needs of these offices

Daddy Patto

posted: 08:07 pm

Nna why are u disgracing us like this .. am suprised this story is what you call news.. something that was discussed here 2 days ago by fourumnites. infact just leave a space for us to put fresh stories and you will be suprised that fresh Nigerian news will come in here evey 15 mins...Even forgetting to delete the caf news you also copied... pls change ur way,,

Mega

posted: 08:00 am

na so my guy..just like how Bale won Epl player of the year

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